Nebraska Taxes

Nebraska Tax Guide

Nebraska Tax Department collects state income tax, but has catapulted the size of its top two brackets. Individual tax rates starts from 2.56% to 6.84%.Following is the Nebraska Tax Guide which encompasses all the taxes collected by Nebraska Tax Department.

Nebraska Tax Guide for Personal Income Tax

Nebraska government collects income taxes from its citizens on the basis of four income brackets. For individual/single taxpayers, 2.56% is applicable on the initial $2,400 of income, 3.57% on income between $2,401 and $17,500, 5.12% on taxable income that falls under $17,501 to $27,000 slab and 6.84% on income of $27,001 or above.

For married couples, if filing together, 2.56% on the first $4,800 of income, 3.57% on taxable income in the range of $4,801 to $35,000, 5.12% on taxable income if the range of $35,001 to $54,000 and 6.84% on taxable income of $54,001 and above is levied.

If the gross income is $167,100 and above ($83,550 and above if married but filing individually). Additional Tax Rate Schedule is used to calculate extra tax liability.

Nebraska Tax Guide for Sales Taxes

Nebraska collects a state sales tax of 5.5%. Apart from this, a few of the Nebraska cities also levy a city sale and use tax of up to 1.5%. Dakota County is the only county in Nebraska having a sales tax. The county tax is 0.5% for a total state and county sales tax rate is 6%.

Nebraska Tax Guide for Personal and Property Taxes

All those real properties that falls within the state of Nebraska are taxable unless otherwise exempted by statute. County assessors calculate the value of property within their jurisdictions but are supervised by the supervision of the Property Tax Administrator. Personal properties are valued and taxed based on the depreciated price with reasonable class lives, which is determined by the legislature. Homestead exemption is observed in Nebraska property owners.

Nebraska Tax Guide for Inheritance and Estate Taxes

Inheritance tax is levied at county level. Estate tax in Nebraska is limited, which has been reversed for all deaths reported on or after January 1, 2007.

Other Nebraska Tax

Nebraska provides a refundable earned income tax credit to individual tax filers, which is equal to 10% of the federal earned income tax credit. In Nebraska, intangible personal property tax is not collected.